FURMAN Quick Facts Location: .........................................Greenville, S.C. 29613 Primary Media Founded: ....................................................................... 1826 Greenville News (864-298-4135) Enrollment: .................................................................. 2,600 Dr. David Shi Nickname: .............................................................. Paladins Manny Robinson ([email protected]) President Colors: ....................................................Purple and White President: ....................................................... Dr. David Shi Spartanburg Herald-Journal (843-562-7273) Athletics Director: ..................................... Dr. Gary Clark Todd Shanesy ([email protected]) Faculty Athletics Representative:............... Dr. Bill Pierce Football Facts The State (803-771-8473) 2007 Record: .................................................................... 6-3 Pat Obley ([email protected]) Conference Record (Place): ...........................4-3 (3rd, tie) Home: ............................................................................... 3-2 Anderson Independent-Mail (864-260-1238) Away: ............................................................................... 3-3 John Braiser ([email protected]) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 40/21 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: .............................. 5/6 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: .............................. 5/6 WYFF-TV (864-240-5265) Specialists Returning/Lost: ........................................... 1/1 Geoff Hart ([email protected]) Dr. Gary Clark Director of Athletics Media Relations WSPA-TV (864-576-7777) Football Contact: .......................................... Hunter Reid E-mail: ....................................... [email protected] Pete Yanity ([email protected]) Office: .......................................................... (864) 294-2061 Cell: ............................................................... (864) 567-1663 WHNS-TV (864-213-2223) Fax: .............................................................. (864) 294-3061 Dan Bubany ([email protected]) Website: ................................ www.FurmanPaladins.com Press Box Phone: ......................................... (864) 294-3066 Radio Play-by-Play (864-294-3441) Football Office Phone: ................................ (864) 294-2120 Chuck Hussion ([email protected]) Dr. Bill Pierce Faculty Athletics Rep. Elaine Baker Senior Woman Admin. Paladin Stadium Capacity: 16,000 Surface: Natural Grass Date Opened: September 19, 1981 Hunter Reid First Game: Furman 21, East Tennessee State 0 (Sept. 19, 1981) Football SID All-Time Record: 136-34-1 (.798) Largest Crowd: 19,058 vs. Appalachian State (Oct. 10, 1981) 46 2008 Southern Conference Football PALADINS 2008 Schedule Date Opponent Time/TV (ET) Last Meeting Series A. 30 MARS Hill 7:00/CSS FUR won 34-10 in 1985 FUR leads 2-0 S. 6 at Virginia Tech 1:30 VT won 20-6 in 1947 VT leads 4-0 S. 13 at Colgate 1:00 None First Meeting S. 20 DELAWARE 2:00 FUR won 21-7 in 1988 FUR leads 1-0 S. 27 CHATTANOOGA* 3:30/CSS FUR won 28-22 in 2007 FUR leads 24-13 O. 4 at Elon* 1:30 FUR won 52-49 in 2007 FUR leads 10-1 O. 11 WESTERN CAROLINA* 2:00 FUR won 52-21 in 2007 FUR leads 23-10-2 O. 18 THE CITADEL* 2:00 CIT won 54-51 (OT) in 2007 FUR leads 54-30-3 O. 25 at Appalachian State* 3:30 ASU won 34-27 in 2007 FUR leads 21-14-3 N. 1 at Samford* 3:00/SportSouth FUR won 45-23 in 2005 Series tied 5-5 N. 15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 3:00/SportSouth FUR won 24-22 in 2007 GSU leads 12-7 N. 22 at Wofford* 12:00/CSS WOF won 45-20 in 2007 FUR leads 49-25-7 Head Coach Bobby Lamb Hometown: Commerce, Ga. Birth date: December 24, 1962 Education: Furman, 1986 Coaching: Assistant, Furman, 1986-01 Head Coach, Furman, 2002-present Year-by-Year Record 2002.................Furman ............................................................ 8-4 2003.................Furman ............................................................ 6-5 2004.................Furman .......................................................... 10-3 2005.................Furman .......................................................... 11-3 2006.................Furman ............................................................ 8-4 2007.................Furman ............................................................ 6-5 FUR Record ......................................................................... 49-24 Career Record ...................................................................... 49-24 Bobby Lamb vs. 2008 Opponents Mars Hill ...............................0-0 ................ .000 2008 Coaching Staff Virginia Tech ........................0-0 ................ .000 Drew Cronic (Georgia, 1997): .................................................Tight Ends Colgate ..................................0-0 ................ .000 Tony Elliot (Clemson, 2002): ............................................Wide Receivers Delaware ...............................0-0 ................ .000 Jeff Farrington (The Citadel, 1982): Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Chattanooga .........................6-0 .............. 1.000 Robert Pinilla (West Georgia, 1997): ...............................Defensive Line Elon .......................................6-0 .............. 1.000 Bob Price (Appalachian State, 1981): ......................................Specialists Western Carolina .................5-1 .............. 1.000 Tim Sorrells (Furman, 1981): . Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs The Citadel ...........................4-2 ................ .667 Appalachian State ...............1-6 ................ .143 Steve Wilson (Furman, 1977): Co-Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Samford ................................2-0 .............. 1.000 Carroll McCray (Gardner-Webb, 1983): ......................... Offensive Line Georgia Southern ................3-3 ................ .500 Tom Evangelista (Vanderbilt, 1994): Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams Wofford .................................4-2 ................ .667 Coordinator www.SoConSports.com 47 FURMAN Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. Colin Anderson QB Fr. Dallas, Texas (Principia Upper School) 1 William Middleton CB 46 Kadarron Anderson LB 6-1 224 R-Fr. Greenwood, S.C. (Emerald) 2 Adam Mims SE 18 Masharn Austin CB 5-8 185 Sr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Buford) 3 John Castleberry CB 64 Nic Ayoob OG 6-3 288 So. Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee County) 4 R.J. Webb SE 25 Adrian Baker TB 5-9 205 R-Fr. Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville) 6 Nathan Wade FS 67 David Barrington OT 6-3 248 R-Fr. Montgomery, Ala. (Montgomery Acad.) 7 Cody Worley QB Brett Basik ROV 5-9 180 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian) 8 Jordan Griffin CB 98 Kenny Beck DE 6-3 230 Fr. Salem, Ala. (Smiths Station, Ala.) 9 Jordan Sorrells QB 74 Joel Bell OT 6-8 308 Sr. Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg) 10 Stephone LaFrance TB 76 Matt Blades OT 6-6 275 Fr. Laurel Hill, N.C. (Richmond County) 11 Dakota Derrick QB 33 Brandon Boykin LB 6-0 223 R-Fr. Collierville, Tenn. (White Station) 12 Chas Short PK 97 Justin Brown NG 5-11 260 Jr. Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) 13 Sederrik Cunningham FLK 15 Mike Brown TB 5-8 176 So. Marietta, Ga. (South Cobb) 14 Daniel McFadden SE 91 Gaines Burnett DE 6-2 257 Sr. Kathleen, Ga. (Houston County) 15 Mike Brown TB 81 Lance Canington FLK 6-1 200 Sr. Bel Air, Md. (C. Milton Wright) 16 Bryan Hayes QB 3 John Castleberry FS 6-0 179 Jr. Cumming, Ga. (Gainesville) 17 Trent Hawk P 88 Matthew Cesari PK 6-0 173 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster) 18 Masharn Austin CB 69 Dustin Chancellor OG 6-3 271 So. Byron, Ga. (Peach County) 19 Chris Stone BAN 65 Heath Cockburn OG 6-1 282 Jr. Dalton, Ga. (Northwest Whitfield) 20 Mitch McGrath ROV 38 Cardenal Coleman FB 6-0 227 R-Fr. Tennille, Ga. (Washington County) 21 Matthew Gordon FLK 49 Clay Crosby LB 6-1 211 Sr. Easley, S.C. (Easley) 22 E.J. Vinsang CB 13 Sederrik Cunningham FLK 5-11 187 R-Fr. Zephyrhills, Fla. (Zephyrhills) 24 Max Lerner ROV 11 Dakota Derrick QB 6-5 200 Fr. Conway, S.C. (Conway) 25 Adrian Baker TB 77 Jordan Eshelman OG 6-2 254 R-Fr. Howell, Mich. (Howell) 26 Dustin Gourdin CB 71 Antonio Frazier OT 6-4 274 So. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor) 28 Thomas Twitty FS 37 Rick Furman ROV 6-2 192 R-Fr. Greenville, S.C. (Christ Church Episcopal) 29 Walt Lenard TB 21 Matthew Gordon FLK 6-1 193 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian) 30 Mark Standridge CB 31 Julian Hicks BAN 26 Dustin Gourdin CB 5-11 198 So. Greer, S.C. (Riverside) 32 Hunter Twitty LB Ben Granger P 5-11 165 Fr. Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central (Navy Prep) 33 Brandon Boykin LB 8 Jordan Griffin CB 5-10 165 Fr. Fairburn, Ga. (Sandy Creek) 35 Shaun van Rensburg DE 17 Trent Hawk P 6-0 173 Jr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 36 Brandon Williams LB 16 Bryan Hayes QB 5-11 179 So. Chester, N.J. (Mendham) 37 Rick Furman ROV 60 Tyler Haynes OG 6-2 271 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) 38 Cardenal Coleman FB 84 Larry Hedden TE 6-5 241 Jr. Hoover, Ala. (Briarwood Christian) 40 Tersoo Uhaa FB 86 David Hendrix SE 6-4 196 R-Fr. Buford, Ga. (Buford) 42 Brantley Kendall FB 31 Julian Hicks BAN 5-9 188 Jr. College Park, Ga. (Riverwood) 43 Chris Rogers FB 99 Sam Hopkins DE 6-4 218 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Culver (Ind.) Military Acad.) 44 Pete Sanders FB Sterling Johnson BAN 6-0 200 So. Decatur, Ga. 45 Chris Wiley LB Leander Jones CB 5-11 170 Fr. Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken) 46 Kadarron Anderson LB 78 Ricky Jones DT 6-4